Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to deliver her eighth Union Budget on February 1, 2025. Throughout her tenure, FM Sitharaman has implemented significant reforms in a bid to benefit taxpayers, corporate entities, farmers, and other sectors. The forthcoming Union Budget is expected to introduce measures to boost dwindling economic growth and … Read more
Ahead of Budget 2025, there has been growing anticipation regarding potential reforms in the income tax structure, notably the discussion surrounding the introduction of inflation-adjusted basic exemption by tweaking the income tax slabs. Experts believe the government should adjust the tax slabs and also increase the limit of standard deduction and other exemptions, providing much-needed … Read more
Tax calculations: The Union Budget 2024 has introduced a new set of tax slabs for the new tax regime to provide more tax relief compared to the previous tax system. Individuals may wonder how to determine which tax regime is more advantageous for them. The decision will depend on the specific deductions that each taxpayer can … Read more
Tax planning is a crucial component of personal finance, enabling taxpayers to minimize liabilities while complying with legal obligations. With significant changes introduced by the recent Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, understanding how to optimize tax planning for the Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26) is essential. In this article, we will discuss effective … Read more
Union Budget: In this year’s Budget, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced relief for taxpayers in the New Tax Regime by raising the Standard Deduction limit from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000. The revised tax slabs for the New Tax regime, applicable from April 2025, will allow salaried employees to save up to Rs 17,500 … Read more
ITR 2024: Those who missed filing their income tax returns by July 31, 2024, still have an option to file it by December 31, 2024, for the financial year 2023-2024 / Assessment Year 2024-2025. The belated return is filed under Section 139(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The belated return will attract interest under sections … Read more
Income Tax returns: With the two tax regimes — New Tax Regime and Old Tax Regime — in play, the taxpayers now have the power to choose the suitable tax regime every year to control the tax outgo. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an effort to enhance the attractiveness of the New Tax Regime … Read more
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a clarification regarding Section 230 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 over reports that claimed a mandatory tax clearance was needed before leaving the country. Responding to the reports, which created a significant stir, the CBDT said Section 230 does not mandate every individual domiciled in … Read more
Income Tax Slabs: The first full Budget presented by the Modi 3.0 government, unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, brought in some important amendments to the tax system, especially the New Tax System. The finance minister made some changes in the New Tax Regime tax slabs, which will particularly favour the middle-class taxpayers. … Read more
Union Budget income taxes: In the first Budget of the Modi 3.0 government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced many important changes to income taxes. The most prominent was the tweaking of tax slabs and increase in Standard Deduction limit under the New Tax Regime. However, she didn’t introduce any change in the Old Tax Regime. … Read more